San Francisco Giants MLB Draft Tracker: Live Updates, Picks, Analysis

The San Francisco Giants have a great opportunity to boost their farm system with the 2026 MLB Draft.

San Francisco Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey speaks before the game. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Today is the day. The 2026 MLB Draft is here for the San Francisco Giants.

The draft will start at 1 p.m. ET and can be found on NBC and Peacock.

The Giants will hold the fourth overall pick in the first round of the draft, making it one of the more important draft selections to date for president of baseball operations Buster Posey. A legacy has been made in the past through the draft for the Giants, and Posey looks to continue it.

This will be an important draft for San Francisco as the front office looks at adding pieces that can play a role in the rebuild of the Giants sooner rather than later. Their current record allows them a chance to thrive for the future, should these picks work out.

The MLB Pipeline had the Giants' farm system ranked at No. 19 going into the 2026 season. A handful of prospects are still a while out for San Francisco, including No.1 prospect Josuar Gonzalez and Luis Hernandez, but that only means the franchise is on an upward trajectory.

Giants Draft Pick Tracker

Round 1, Pick No. 4: Jackson Flora

Jackson Flora, 21, out of UC Santa Barbara, stands six-foot-five and is coming off a season where he posted a 1.06 ERA in 16 games started, surpassing 100 innings of work. He tossed two complete games and struck out 133 compared to 32 walks. He should complement the Giants' pitching depth well as he continues to develop in his professional baseball career.

Competitive Balance Round A, Pick 29: LHP Carson Bolemon

The Giants use their Competitive Balance Round A pick, acquired from the Cleveland Guardians in the trade for Patrick Bailey, on high school southpaw Carson Bolemon. The two-time Gatorade South Carolina Player of the Year heads to San Francisco to join Flora, as Posey looks to revamp the pitching room.

Bolemon didn't allow an earned run as junior while striking out 101 in 42 1/3 innings

Round 2, Pick No. 55: RHP Kaden Waechter

Son of former Major League Baseball pitcher Doug Waechter, the Giants have drafted Kaden Waechter as the third pitcher Posey and his team add to the franchise. The Jesuit High School product has a fastball that has hit 95 mph, so his next step will be elevating that as well as watching his command.

Round 4, Pick No. 90:

How to Watch the MLB Draft

The MLB Draft will be over the course of two days, July 11-12. Day one starts at 1 p.m. ET and day two will begin at 11:30 a.m. ET.

You can watch the MLB Draft:

2026 MLB DRAFT
Day 1: Saturday, July 11 (Rounds 1-4)
• 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET - Preview show + Picks 1-10 (NBC/Peacock)
• 2:30-4:30 p.m. ET - Picks 11-40 (MLB Network, Peacock, MLB.com, MLB.TV, MLB+)
• 4:30-7:45 p.m. ET - Picks 41-135 (Peacock, MLB.com, MLB.TV, MLB+)

Day 2: Sunday, July 12 (Rounds 5-20)
• 11:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. ET (MLB.com, MLB.TV, MLB+)